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Pulsars Explained

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Tue, Sep 9th, 2014 12:00 by capnasty NEWS

This video by Kurzesagt explains everything that makes Neutron stars one of the most unique and fiercely violent objects in the sky.

Neutron Stars are some of the strangest things in the Universe. Not quite massive enough to become black holes they are basically atoms as big as mountains with properties so extreme it's mind-blowing. And if you get too close to a neutron star you are in big trouble…

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